1907 Nobel Prize in Literature

1907 Nobel Prize in Literature
Rudyard Kipling
"in consideration of the power of observation, originality of imagination, virility of ideas and remarkable talent for narration which characterize the creations of this world-famous author."
Date
  • 10 October 1907 (announcement)
  • 10 December 1907
    (ceremony)
LocationStockholm, Sweden
Presented bySwedish Academy
First awarded1901
WebsiteOfficial website
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The 1907 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the British writer Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) "in consideration of the power of observation, originality of imagination, virility of ideas and remarkable talent for narration which characterize the creations of this world-famous author."[1] He is the first English-language writer to receive the prize, and being aged 41, is its youngest recipient to date.[2][3]

  1. ^ The Nobel Prize in Literature 1907 nobelprize.org
  2. ^ Alfred Nobel Foundation. "Who is the youngest ever to receive a Nobel Prize, and who is the oldest?". Nobelprize.com. p. 409. Archived from the original on 25 September 2006. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  3. ^ Facts on the Nobel Prize in Literature nobelprize.org